Photo: formulanone · CC BY-SA 2.0Living in Fargo, ND: what to set up and who to call
Most mail in Fargo goes to 58104 (37% of residents), one of 4 ZIP codes in town. Fargo has its own train station.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Fargo, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.
Power, water and internet
Who to call to start service at a new address in Fargo.
Power comes from Xcel Energy
Xcel Energy (Northern States Power Co. (Minnesota)), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Fargo. Its homes paid an average of 13.5¢ per kWh in 2025, about $104 a month (its average across North Dakota).
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from City of Fargo water system
The City of Fargo water system supplies Fargo: about 92% of residents live in its service area. About 8% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It draws surface water and serves 120,762 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 86% of the 332 systems serving 100,001–250,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan 2024–Dec 2026, was 1.9 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 2.4 ppb. That’s higher than 63% of similar systems’ latest results.
The system’s full record: EPA ECHO report
EPA SDWIS via Envirofacts (violations pulled Oct 9, 2026) and ECHO (lead samples, 2026Q3); service area: EPA Community Water System Service Area Boundaries v3.0. Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. ND0900336.
9 home internet providers serve Fargo
100% of 30,206 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 25% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Midco | Cable, Fixed wireless, Fiber | 100% | 2,000/350 |
| Sparklight | Cable, Fiber | 99% | 1,000/50 |
| CenturyLink | DSL, Fiber | 66% | 60/5 |
| Quantum Fiber | Fiber | 8% | 940/940 |
| Gateway Fiber | Fiber | 6% | 2,000/2,000 |
| 702 Communications | Fiber, Fixed wireless | 2% | 1,000/1,000 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in Fargo depends on your street
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Fargo, from the town’s own site.
Your pickup week
- TrashEvery week, on your street’s dayFind your street’s day on fargond.gov →
- RecyclingEvery other weekCheck which week on fargond.gov →
- Bulky itemsOn set dates
Residential Transfer Station
4501 7th Avenue North, Fargo, ND 58102
- Mon7:15 am–1 pm, 7:15 am–5 pm
- Tue7:15 am–1 pm, 7:15 am–5 pm
- Wed7:15 am–1 pm, 7:15 am–5 pm
- Thu7:15 am–1 pm, 7:15 am–5 pm
- Fri7:15 am–1 pm, 7:15 am–5 pm
- Sat7:15 am–1 pm, 7:15 am–5 pm
Single-stream recycling
All your recyclables go in one bin, no sorting.
- Flattened cardboard boxes
- Tin, steel and aluminum cans
- Office paper and junk mail
- Plastic bottles, tubs and jugs that have a # 1-7
From fargond.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Fargo (71%) is in Fargo Public School District 1; parts are in West Fargo Public School District 6 (29%).
B−School gradeSee Schools →U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.
Town hall and registering to vote
Who to call, and how to register.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Sep 2025; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Jul 30, 2024.
Fargo spans 4 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Fargo residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Fargo | ZIP’s residents in Fargo |
|---|---|---|---|
| 58104 | Fargo, ND | 37% | 98% |
| 58103 | Fargo, ND | 37% | 100% |
| 58102 | Fargo, ND | 23% | 96% |
| 58105 | Fargo, ND | 2% | 100% |
A few homes fall in 58047. 58106, 58107, 58108, 58109, 58121, 58122, 58124, 58125, 58126 are P.O. box or single-organization ZIPs with no homes.
Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, by census block; post office names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). ZIPs created since 2020 are missing.
Getting around, the ER and the library
One line each; the subject pages have the rest.
Train: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors). ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.
Questions about living in Fargo
Who supplies Fargo’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The City of Fargo water system (EPA ID ND0900336). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 86% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 1.9 ppb (Jan 2024–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Fargo?
Xcel Energy (Northern States Power Co. (Minnesota)), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 13.5¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Fargo?
Midco, Sparklight, CenturyLink, Quantum Fiber, Gateway Fiber, 702 Communications (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Fargo?
58104 (37%), 58103 (37%), 58102 (23%), 58105 (2%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Fargo in?
Fargo Public School District 1. Parts of the city are in West Fargo Public School District 6.
How do I register to vote in Fargo?
North Dakota has no voter registration: you show ID at the polls. Elections here are run by the Cass County Auditor. Check your registration at vip.sos.nd.gov.
Sources & dates
Every answer above names its source. Here they are with their dates.
- Water: EPA SDWIS (Envirofacts, pulled Oct 9, 2026), ECHO SDWA 2026Q3, EPA CWS Service Area Boundaries v3.0.
- Power: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map Aug 2023); EIA-861 final 2025.
- Trash: Fargo’s own website (fargond.gov), read Oct 21, 2026, pickup and drop-off facts extracted and checked against the page they came from.
- ZIP codes: Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files; GeoNames postal codes (CC BY 4.0).
- Schools: NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25.
- Registration: vote.gov, updated Jul 30, 2024 (read Oct 10, 2026). Official sites and area codes: Wikidata.
- Election office: FVAP local election office directory (fetched Oct 10, 2026; each record dated), EAC EAVS 2024 jurisdictions; registration and lookup links from vote.gov’s state data, checked Oct 10, 2026.
- Internet: FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025.